Careers at Conran

Careers

If you’ve ever stepped through the doors of The Conran Shop or shopped online, you’ll know there is no better place for design-led products, inspirational merchandising and exceptional customer service.

To apply for any of these vacancies, or to send an application speculatively, please send a short note explaining why you would like to be considered and for which specific role to the relevant email address below (please also include the role you are applying for in the subject line of the email), along with your current CV in Microsoft Word or .pdf format.

Due to the high level of response, please allow us a few days to attend to your application after which we will advise if you have been shortlisted. Alternatively, if you are unsuccessful on this occasion we may wish to hold your details on file and contact you in the future should a suitable vacancy arise. Please indicate you are happy for us to do this when sending in your application.

We are looking for a personable, highly motivated individual to join the retail management team at our Chelsea store. As the Furniture and Lighting Department Manager, you will be leading and coaching a dedicated team advising our customers and selling iconic design pieces. Experience leading and motivating a team is essential.

KEY SKILLS:

Essential

An enthusiasm for The Conran Shop and all its products

Proven track record of sales excellence individually and within a team

Experience leading and motivating a team, performance management experience and ability to create, execute and follow up on employee personal development plans

An understanding of retail maths and be familiar with reporting key performance indicators

Confidence in driving sales and meeting KPI’s

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills

Ability to cultivate good working relationships with company stakeholders

Self-motivated

Strong initiative and problem-solving skills, the ability to take responsibility and to work as part of a team

Good organisational and administrative skills, with attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to complete tasks in good time and to an excellent standard

Flexibility and keenness to carry out all aspects of the role

An enthusiasm for The Conran Shop and all its products

If you would like to apply for this position, please email your CV with a cover letter stating salary expectations to shopcareers@conran.com, quoting the name of the role you are applying for in the subject line.

POSITION TITLE: Sales Assistants (Full & Part Time)

REPORTS TO: Department Manager

LOCATION: Chelsea

JOB PURPORSE

Interested in interiors and fascinated by furniture? A number of exciting opportunities have arisen in our flagship Chelsea store for enthusiastic and dedicated Sales Assistants to join our expert team of customer advisers and work amongst our renowned curation of products. A genuine passion for furniture, gifts and interior design is a must, along with the ability to engage with, and advise customers to optimise their shopping experience.

POSITION TITLE: Stockroom Assistant (Full Time)

REPORTS TO: Loading Bay Manager

LOCATION: Chelsea

JOB PURPORSE

An opportunity has become available for an efficient and experienced Stockroom Assistant to join our flagship store's Loading Bay team. Reporting into the Loading Bay Manager, the ideal candidate will be able to process stock effectively and accurately. The Stockroom Assistant will ensure that goods are handled safely and speedily and that standards across dispatch and the stockrooms are always high, while providing optimum service to our customers both internal and external.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Stock handling - You will understand the importance of stock file accuracy and learn and follow all procedures to book stock in and out of the store, while actively preventing damage

Health and safety - You will be willing to learn and adhere to all procedures

Customer service - You will be happy to help customers with queries and issues and report back to your manager, while being available to help colleagues on request when workload allows it

Communication - You will be a reliable communicator, keeping astride of The Conran Shop's strategy and updating managers and colleagues on customer feedback

Housekeeping - You will take responsibility for specific jobs around the store such as replacing store light bulbs on a weekly basis and cardboard bale disposal

You will minimise administrative shrinkage by understanding Futura processes and completing them accurately, while ensuring no stock leaves the building without correct paperwork.

POSITION TITLE: Store Manager (Full Time)

REPORTS TO: Head of Retail

LOCATION: Marylebone

JOB PURPORSE

We are looking for a highly motivated, organised individual to join our Retail Management Team. As our Store Manager your role will be to manage all operational aspects of the store in order to achieve maximum sales performance and profit, whilst ensuring that optimum levels of customer service and standards are achieved always. The successful candidate will be personable, confident and committed to delivering the overall goals of for the store.

MAIN ACTIVITIES:

Managing the sales performance of the store by assisting the Head of Retail in delivering the Company strategy for the Store

Capitalising on business opportunities and presenting to the Head of Retail to improve the sales performance of all departments within your store

Motivate the team to drive sales to ensure targets are met or exceeded

Establishing and managing relationships with the Buying Team to maximise sales

Assisting Company in maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for the whole team

KEY SKILLS:

Essential

Minimum of 5 years retail management experience with a lifestyle brand

Strong leadership style, with a ‘can do’ attitude

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills, cultivating strong working relationships with company stakeholders

Strong initiative and problem-solving skills in a timely manner, with an eye for attention to detail and accuracy

Performance management experience, with the ability to create, execute and follow up employee personal plans

An enthusiasm for The Conran Shop and its product range

POSITION TITLE: Café Assistant – Part-Time

REPORTS TO: Café Manager – Conran Kitchen

LOCATION: Marylebone

JOB PURPORSE

The Conran Kitchen, our cafe located on the ground floor of our Marylebone High Street store, is seeking an assistant to join a friendly and dynamic team. Experience in hospitality and catering required.

POSITION TITLE: Sales Assistants (Full & Part Time)

REPORTS TO: Manager (Selfridges concession)

LOCATION: Selfridges

JOB PURPORSE

Nestled within the iconic Selfridges store on Oxford Street, The Conran Shop’s concession store is at the heart of the action, offering design-led gifts and big-name brands that perfectly showcase our signature aesthetic. We’re in search of friendly, personable individuals to assist and advise customers in need of guidance and inspiration, to help them find their ultimate purchase. The ideal candidates will have a genuine passion for gifts, lifestyle accessories and interior design, and will have the ability to engage with customers, providing a high level of customer service for a premium shopping experience.

PRIVACY NOTICE

The Conran Shop is the data controller of the personal data you provide to us about yourself. The Conran Shop collects personal data about you to help in the recruitment process. This data consists of information including your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, work and education history plus details of your eligibility to work. We process this personal data as necessary to aid the recruitment process. By submitting your CV to The Conran Shop your data is held lawfully in our legitimate interest. By providing your personal data to us you agree that:

We will only collect and use your personal information when the law allows us to.

All the personal data we process is processed by our staff in the UK, a third party hosting company based in the UK and outside of the UK.

Should you be unsuccessful in your application we may keep your personal data for no more than twelve months or other such reasonable duration as we believe is appropriate in the circumstances. After this point it will be destroyed.

If at any point you wish to have access to your personal data or believe the information we process about you is incorrect or incomplete you can request to see this information and have it corrected or deleted. You can also request for us to stop processing your personal data by emailing dpo@conranshop.com or writing to the Data Protection Officer at The Conran Shop, Unit 3 Flatten Way, Syston, Leicestershire, LE7 1GU.

In limited circumstances we may approach you separately for your written consent to allow us to process certain sensitive data, and we will explain why the information is being requested. You are not obliged to agree to this request.

If you are unhappy with our response to any requests you have made to us regarding the use of your personal data you have the right to complain to the supervisory authority. You can do this by contacting the Information Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or go online to www.ico.org.uk/concerns. Please note we are not responsible for the content of external websites.

We have a comprehensive Privacy Notice which sets out specific information about data protection, your rights and our obligations which can be viewed here.

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